Quote Originally Posted by stroguy View Post
Franklin will be my longest trip ever and I will need at some moment in my 2400 plus mile trip a waterproof riding jacket. Tell me what you have, have had and hated, have had and wish you could find it. Seems I can get very lost in the online motorcycle websites like Revzilla with the diversity of jackets. I want something waterproof but light for summer riding. I ride year long in Houston and have an extremely adequate lined leather jacket for the below 50 days. I need something for warm/hot weather travels.

53 has clued me into BMG which at first I thought it was higher than giraffe azz. Then a visit to the online retailers and BMG suddenly appears to be middle of the road.

So tell me what you got.
I have the Tourmaster Flex series and really like it. It has a mesh inner jacket for summer and a solid cortex shell as well as liners for warmth. I believe it is water resistant and not waterproof but with a taller windshield I would not be concerned. It also has a back pad, shoulder pads and elbow pads. I went down wearing a Tourmaster mesh jacket with pads and it held up well. No injuries to my elbows or shoulders. The mesh did not tear.